The Ransom Everglades Raiders's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their third straight loss. They took a 64-49 bruising from Westminster Christian. Ransom Everglades has not had much luck with Westminster Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Despite the loss, Ransom Everglades saw an underclassman step up: Zeke Battier scored 20 points along with seven rebounds and five blocks. That was a full 40.8% of Ransom Everglades' points, marking the 15th time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Connor Gumbs was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Ransom Everglades has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-13 record this season. As for Westminster Christian, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-7.
Ransom Everglades won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Oxbridge Academy at 5:00 p.m. on January 25th. Oxbridge Academy is on a four-game streak of home losses, Ransom Everglades a five-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. Westminster Christian will take on LaSalle at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. LaSalle will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings (they are ranked 542nd, while Westminster Christian is ranked 148th).
